Google Tensor vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of Google Tensor and Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- Higher Technology: 5 nm (5 nm vs 7 nm)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 51.2 Gbit/s (51.2 Gbit/s vs 44 Gbit/s)
- Newer Launch Date: October 2021 (October 2021 vs January 2021)
- Higher Frequency: 3200 MHz (2800 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
Basic
Google
Label Name
Qualcomm
October 2021
Launch Date
January 2021
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
Samsung
Manufacturing
TSMC
S5E9845
Model Name
SM8250-AC
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-X1
2x 2.25 GHz – Cortex A76
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex A55
Architecture
1x 3.2 GHz – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)
3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
8
Cores
8
5 nm
Technology
7 nm
2800 MHz
Frequency
3200 MHz
-
Transistor count
10.3
GPU Specifications
Mali-G78 MP20
GPU name
Adreno 650
848 MHz
GPU frequency
670 MHz
2.1709 TFLOPS
FLOPS
1.3721 TFLOPS
64
Shading units
512
20
Execution units
2
2.0
OpenCL version
2.0
1.3
Vulkan version
1.1
3840 x 2160
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
12
DirectX version
12.1
Connectivity
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 22
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.2
Bluetooth
5.2
6
Wi-Fi
6
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
LPDDR5
Memory type
LPDDR5
3200 MHz
Memory frequency
2750 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
51.2 Gbit/s
Max Bandwidth
44 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
Tensor Processing Unit
Neural processor (NPU)
Hexagon 698
3 MB
L2 Cache
1 MB
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
UFS 3.1
Storage type
UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
4K at 60FPS
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
5.6 W
TDP
6 W
ARMv8.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv8.2-A
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Tensor
1319
+15%
Snapdragon 870
1151
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Tensor
3234
Snapdragon 870
3336
+3%
AnTuTu 10
Tensor
813782
+2%
Snapdragon 870
794278
FP32 (float)
Tensor
2213
+65%
Snapdragon 870
1345
